2024 Southampton City Council election

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2024 Southampton City Council election

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17 out of 51 seats to Southampton City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Lorna Fielker Daniel Fitzhenry
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 38 seats, 45.5% 9 seats, 33.4% 3 seats, 12.7%
Seats before 37 9 3

  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election 1 seat, 6.6% 0 seats, 0.2%
Seats before 1 1

Leader before election

Lorna Fielker
Labour

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Southampton City Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Southampton City Council in Hampshire, England.[1] This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

2024 Southampton City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 24
  Conservative 7
  Liberal Democrats 2
  Green 1
  TUSC 0
  Reform UK 0
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 N/A N/A

Candidates[edit]

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Southampton City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[2]

Banister & Polygon[edit]

Banister & Polygon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Vivienne Windle* 1,006 46.1 -3.3
Conservative Scott Davis 491 22.5 +0.1
Green Ellis Jackson 337 15.4 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Andy Beal 261 12.0 -1.8
TUSC Karen Rogers 89 4.1 -1.3
Majority 515 23.6
Turnout 2,197 26.5 –1.6
Registered electors 8,288
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bargate[edit]

Bargate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ginnie Lambert 936 50.2 +4.7
Conservative Matt Jones 497 26.6 +0.7
Green Joe Cox 208 11.1 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Reuben Hinchliffe 139 7.4 +1.3
TUSC Donna Dee 86 4.6 +1.0
Majority 439 23.5
Turnout 1,884 22.2 –0.7
Registered electors 8,486
Labour hold Swing

Bassett[edit]

Bassett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wood* 1,481 43.9 -4.3
Conservative Amanda Guest 964 28.6 -4.8
Labour Lawrence Coomber 485 14.4 +1.7
Green Helen Makrakis 198 5.9 N/A
Reform UK Tom Randall 194 5.8 +0.4
TUSC Aziz Dieng 49 1.5 N/A
Majority 517 15.3
Turnout 3,392 36.2 –4.1
Registered electors 9,361
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bevois[edit]

Bevois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Rayment* 1,281 48.6 -10.7
TUSC Nadia Ditta 848 32.2 +27.8
Green Rosanna Newey 214 8.1 -9.6
Conservative Richard Palmer 192 7.3 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Wintrell 102 3.9 -4.9
Majority 433 16.4
Turnout 2,681 30.4 +3.2
Registered electors 8,795
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne Park[edit]

Bitterne Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Cooper 1,634 42.8 +0.4
Conservative David Fuller 1,545 40.4 -0.2
Green Lindsi Bluemel 338 8.8 -6.3
Reform UK Adrian Royle 160 4.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Myers 142 3.7 -3.1
TUSC Graham Henry 63 1.6 -2.0
Majority 89 2.3
Turnout 3,899 37.3
Registered electors 10,459
Labour hold Swing

Coxford[edit]

Coxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Beccy Greenhalgh* 1,062 37.2 -1.0
Conservative Paul Nolan 1,016 35.6 +2.0
Reform UK Guy Ireland 256 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ellen McGeorge 213 7.5 -2.7
Green Joanne Clements 176 6.2 +0.6
TUSC Maggie Fricker 43 1.5 ±0.0
Majority 46 1.6
Turnout 2,873 30.3 +7.1
Registered electors 9,982
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Freemantle[edit]

Freemantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Christie Lambert* 1,339 49.9 -4.3
Conservative Diana Galton 578 21.5 -1.7
Green John Spottiswoode 275 10.2 -7.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Shank 234 8.7 +2.9
Reform UK Katrina de Chazal 174 6.5 +2.4
TUSC Catherine Clarke 84 3.1 -2.3
Majority 761 28.4
Turnout 2,701 28.2 –0.2
Registered electors 9,574
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Harefield[edit]

Harefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Harwood 1,219 43.5 +0.7
Labour Paul Kenny 1,018 36.3 -0.6
Liberal Democrats Martyn Cooper 303 10.8 +1.1
Green Chris Bluemel 177 6.3 -4.7
TUSC Barbara Webber 100 3.6 +0.7
Majority 201 7.2
Turnout 2,831 28.2 –2.2
Registered electors 9,738
Conservative hold Swing

Millbrook[edit]

Millbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christian Cox* 1,042 41.6 -0.3
Conservative Vikkie Cheng 1,014 40.5 -0.5
Green Richard Fricker 222 8.9 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Landells 151 6.0 -4.3
TUSC Andrew Howe 76 3.0 -0.6
Majority 28 1.1
Turnout 2,520 26.8 –2.0
Registered electors 9,396
Labour hold Swing

Peartree[edit]

Peartree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Simon Letts* 1,305 40.9 +5.0
Conservative Susan Spencer 1,142 35.8 +0.8
Reform UK Sam Wright 305 9.6 N/A
Green Lori Foster 219 6.9 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Tara Foster 182 5.7 -3.6
TUSC Michael Marx 34 1.1 -1.4
Majority 163 5.1
Turnout 3,202 30.0 –2.6
Registered electors 10,687
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Portswood[edit]

Portswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Savage* 1,401 46.3 +9.0
Green Neil Kelly 880 29.1 +3.1
Conservative Nicholas Moulton 365 12.1 -7.5
Liberal Democrats John Langran 197 6.5 +0.7
Reform UK Caroline Jobson 114 3.8 +1.3
TUSC Tony Twine 67 2.2 -0.1
Majority 521 17.2
Turnout 3,034 36.5 –3.8
Registered electors 8,308
Labour hold Swing

Redbridge[edit]

Redbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eugene McManus 1,157 51.5 +4.6
Conservative Dave Smith 520 23.2 -7.9
Reform UK John Edwards 276 12.3 +5.8
Green Lisa Fricker 147 6.5 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Stokes 125 5.6 -0.3
TUSC Pete Wyatt 20 0.9 -2.3
Majority 637 28.4
Turnout 2,254 23.6 –1.3
Registered electors 9,542
Labour hold Swing

Shirley[edit]

Shirley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Kloker 1,458 39.5 -2.0
Conservative Andrew Hetherton 933 25.3 -8.1
Liberal Democrats George Percival 734 19.9 +7.5
Green Lucy Allotey 262 7.1 -7.2
Reform UK Philip Crook 248 6.7 N/A
TUSC Parveen Ishfaq 54 1.5 -0.9
Majority 525 14.2
Turnout 3,703 36.1 –1.3
Registered electors 10,262
Labour hold Swing

Sholing[edit]

Sholing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jaden Beaurain* 1,367 46.2 +4.3
Labour Gillian Green 1,002 33.9 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Hopkins 348 11.8 +0.6
Green Emma Davis 185 6.3 -4.4
TUSC Declan Clune 57 1.9 -1.5
Majority 365 12.3
Turnout 2,995 29.0 –0.9
Registered electors 10,339
Conservative hold Swing

Swaythling[edit]

Swaythling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gravatt 1,116 42.1 +24.7
Labour Sharon Mintoff* 808 30.5 -15.4
Conservative Robert Painton 407 15.4 -5.9
Green Angela Cotton 246 9.3 -8.7
TUSC Nick Chaffey 72 2.7 -1.9
Majority 308 11.6
Turnout 2,681 31.0 +1.2
Registered electors 8,634
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Thornhill[edit]

Thornhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josh Allen* 1,166 47.9 +3.2
Conservative Callum Ford 924 37.9 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Bolton 142 5.8 -0.9
Green Michael Mawle 126 5.2 -2.3
TUSC Clara Asher 78 3.2 +0.7
Majority 242 9.9
Turnout 2,451 25.1 –0.7
Registered electors 9,763
Labour hold Swing

Woolston[edit]

Woolston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Stead 1,085 41.2 +6.0
Labour Victoria Ugwoeme* 1,048 39.8 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Francis Hedley 203 7.7 -0.3
Green Caitlin Steege 196 7.5 -7.1
TUSC Sue Atkins 100 3.8 -1.2
Majority 37 1.4
Turnout 2,658 25.4 –1.5
Registered electors 10,451
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Southampton City Council. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Southampton City Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.